(HBO) – Despite instructions at both provincial and grassroots levels, tens of food poisoning cases were reported in Hoa Binh province in 2018, with over 200 people affected, including one death.


Fast food outlets are close together at the gate of Ly Tu Trong Primary School in Hoa Binh city. 

Under the instruction of the provincial steering board on food safety, last year, the provincial Health Department established nine inspection groups and led inter-sectoral inspection delegations in order to ensure food safety during the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival and other holidays, as well as food safety month. 

As many as 16 facilities were found to violate food safety regulations and had to pay fines worth over 50 million VND. 

Other six inter-sectoral delegations set up by the Department of Industry and Trade, and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development also imposed administrative punishments worth 44 million VND on 29 out of 117 inspected food production and business facilities.

Unscheduled inspections were also carried out at 115 bottled water and ice manufacturing facilities, functional food production facilities, kitchens of factories and schools, and food service businesses. Two of them were found to violate food safety regulations. 

Besides, 67 agro-forestry-fishery product production and business facilities underwent inspections in the year. Competent forces revoked four licences and forced 12 facilities to suspend their operation.

Through unscheduled inspections, 20 out of 27 facilities were found to violate food safety regulations and got administrative penalties worth over 56 million VND. Two facilities received warnings for not ensuring food safety. 

The Department of Industry and Trade inspected 983 facilities and uncovered 389 facilities violating food safety regulations. The department imposed administrative punishments worth over 289 million VND and seized products worth more than 3 million VND. 

The provincial Police handled 92 organisations and individuals violating food safety regulations, with total administrative fines of over 183 million VND. /.

 

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